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We’ve all heard the adage, “Practice makes perfect.” Most likely, it was (or is) parents, teachers, older siblings, mentors, coaches or masters we have encountered along the way who imparted this wisdom to us. The truth of it is born out in our experience. We may not reach perfection, (Black Swan‘s Nina Sayers not withstanding), but we most likely will improve or even achieve mastery of whatever we take on, through practice.

However, as we move along in life, most of us discover that just about everything is a process. Mastering a sport, whether it be rugby or ballet, requires undertaking various processes such as instruction, preparation, practice, performance and assessment/analysis, each involving numerous steps which are composed of yet more actions, which comprise the journey. All great journeys by definition, start with a single step.

We have to get started to cross the great water…

Each step is important, and each requires patience, though sometimes we can’t seem to see the end.

Sometimes we do get an inkling or a glimmer, fleeting or not, of the prize at the top that awaits us.

A glimmer that might get clearer, as we draw closer,

revealing hitherto unheard-of beauty and intricacy.

The design may be revealed along the way….

and we see how it is made up of pieces..the pieces of every step.

I am reminded of this every time I begin anything, whether it be teaching a children’s art class, creating a mural, trying to close a deal. We start with an idea, an intent, a desire, a vision, and then we must take the steps, go on the journey, follow each process to its conclusion, without rushing, forcing or insisting. We can “make it happen”, without making it happen, by realizing, it IS a process.

Patience is required for this process. Process takes patience, just as practice makes perfect. Our experience tends to be better, happier, more fun, and more satisfying if we at least accept the fact that all is process, and even embrace it. Whether it is starting a new job where the details must be ironed out, or the agonizing process of applying or vying for a new job/project/program/home/apartment/mortgage….recognizing that it is a step-by-step process, and going along for the ride for all its worth will improve our attitude, impress those we are dealing with, and probably help to insure our success, perhaps more than any other single factor involved, because our maturity, acceptance and enjoyment will show to others.

Best of all, we will learn, grow, and develop in beautiful and intricate ways, hitherto unknown to you, by doing the work, making the commitment, and then going with the flow where others, and other uncontrollable factors are concerned. Having patience with the process, knowing that each endeavor is comprised of multitudes of processes, steps, actions, reactions, responses, decisions and details will ease the pain of our process as a whole, and maybe even make it, an ever-deepening joy!

Here’s wishing You joy in your endeavors, and patience with your process as you take your steps, and go on your journey.

What process required your patience recently? (Or, not so recently?)

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Remember, we are all going through this process called Life, together. Bon Voyage, and Bonne Chance!

We’ve only got today, right? More precisely, the moment. And that is where the magic takes place that gets us to the next one. Keep on thinking big and bringing us such delightful words of wisdom.
Are we there yet? 🙂

Chere EB,
Thank you for the delightful comment. Yes, when you get right down to it, we do only have the moment, which leads us to the next. We just cannot always see what that next moment is, or what it might bring.
We must have that patience with the process, of getting from point a to point b…otherwise we’ll never get there! Patience backed up with actions, and a certain amount of faith in ourselves, that we will achieve, as we push forward! Grosses bises!